Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-10-02


ant to the conditions, and also declaring
the proposed improvement to be public
necessity, and to further the public good.
A copy Of this resolution is served upon
each resident of the streets named, and
these people are allowed n prescribed iime
in which to make objections and file CON-
plants. If these complaints are not laid
upon grounds of sufficient impor-
lance TO support them, the council
then proceeds to pass an ordinance,
expressing the requirements Of the statute,
and ordering the work done. The city
then can borrow money enough to cover
the estimated cost of the work, for the
length OF time it is supposed it will take
to complete it. This is done so that the
contractor can be paid for the work as fast
as done, and if contractor can be found
who will wait till the work is completed
for his money, this action is not unneces-
sary. After the work is done the entire
cost Is estimated, and is charged pro rata
to each property holder on the street, in
exact proportion to the frontage OF his
property. Each property holder is served
with written notice of the amount he
must pay, and is given thirty days time
an which TO make the payment II the
property owner cares 10 do so, he can
pay the bill cash and save the interest.
Otherwise, bonds will be issued for the
amount, to run ten years, and sold to the
highest bidder, and the proportiouate
amount to be paid by each property own
CT, certified to the county Auditor, aud
collected IN the annual payments with the
other taxes levied.
We also learned that the actual cost of
the pavement on Union street was So So
per front foot, the city paving all street
intersections. This to a man owning a
tifty-toOt lot would be $l91. 80. This di-
vided into ten annual installments would
be Sl9.l5 per year, or 1857 to be paid
each six month when half taxes are paid.
The people of Bellaire are wonderfully
pleased with the new streets and the fever
Is spreading, several other streets having
already petitioned for the same improve
ment on the same plan.
How would brick pavement look on
Second, Arlington and Hanover streets
and as many more as you please, in Mar
tins Ferry? Would not such an improve
ment increase travel and business on any
of these streets to an extent which would
Justify the cost? And besides, think how
much more tony it would look than the
present existing mud roads.
Capt. fash is in st. Louis attending the
e. A. Il. meeting
One of the big engines for Lewis Jones
Birmingham, Ala, will have been COM
pleted by l.. Spence and will be shipped in
few days. Mr. Ed Stod, the foreman at
Spence's will accompany these engines and
remain at Birmingham in charge of them
The subject for debate at the open meet
ing Of the Oxford League tomorrow night
is: SIS an Independent course of action bet
ter than following an example,"
James Ashton, former resident of this
vicinity who sold his farm about five years
ago aud moved to the fiery district of Mich
igan, has sold out and returned.
Natural gas will not be used for heating
the public schools this winter.
The plumbers were at work yesterday
fitting up the city building for natural gas.
James O'Neill and family will remove
TO Fiudlay, Ohio, in few days
Martins Ferry's host Of hay fever pa
tients hail the coming OF cold weather
with delight
The work of adjusting the insurance on
the Martins Ferry Stove Works is grind
ing along slowly.
Workman are hustling lively on James
Keesey's new Washington street business
house to get it completed before cold
weather sets in.
We are indebted TO Capt. Ed. Muhle-
man for copies OF the Wichita, Kansas
EdgIc. The papers are apparently printed
to boom the town rather than to convey
the news to its readers.
The City Council will hold its regular
meeting on Wednesday evening, instead
of on Tuesday, as usual.
School bonds of the denomination of
$500 each, and aggregating 81, 800, were
sold at public auction at the front door of
the Central school building by Clerk Dean,
yesterday. There were only two bidders,
H. w. Smith of the Commercial Bank, and
Mayor Theodore Keller. The bonds were
sold to Capt. Smith for So, 59l, or lOl Ito.
This shows up well for the school districts
credit.
Mr. Brown and James Doyle, the two
men arrested on Friday for fighting, were
discharged by Mayor Keller, yesterday.
The Citizens Cornet Band gave a grand
ball in Maennerchor Hall, on Washington
street, Friday night The affair was a
grand success financially and socially.
A few weeks since We mentioned ten
eases oftyphOid fever within radius of
one mile in the near vicinity OF this city.
There are now, not including two cases
which have resulted fatally, fifteen cases
in the same territory.
Mr.. and Mrs John StOpher, OF Illinois,
a newly married couple, are in the city
visiting friends.
Miss Maude Mitchell, of this city, is
the guest of friends in Washington, Pa
Yingling and Reithmiller, proprietors of
the Hanover meat market, came out with
o bran new peddling cart, yesterday.
The new vehicle is dandy and is very
finely finished.
One of Martins Ferry's bad men was
done up by a muscular young lady at a
ball in Wheeling on Friday night.
Barney Mullen is still in critical con-
dition, at his home in Paull's addition.
Wick Ross, an old-time Martins Ferry
boy, was in the city yesterday calling on
friends.
David Wall has returned to Martins
Ferry after twelve years absence.
Mrs Michael Deftley has returned from
weeks visit with her daughter at Hollo'
ways Station, on the c., l., & w.
l.. w Duff has completed the work OF
painting P. McDonough's new business
block on Second street.